FroySton
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Hi all, can anybody give us advice on using Aires in France, as this will be our first experience this summer. Cheers
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that's grate thanks even Ireland has 200 England 0Have a look at Camping Car Infos website - link below. It is probably the best reference for aires in France (and most of Europe). We rely on it extensively when abroad. It is in French but quite easy to follow. Once you have clicked in the centre of the welcome page, look to the left where you will see 'chercher / ajouter une aire'. Click that then choose your country. You will find listings, specifications for each aire, often photos and comments (mostly in French but the occasional Brit has commented).
http://www.campingcar-infos.com/index1.htm
The Aires system is an excellent way to travel around seeing the countryside and we would certainly recommend it.
We would also suggest you get an Aires book from Vacarious Books as these list the thousands of sites with information on each . The first thing is to probably not to arrive to late in the day as the site may then be full although there are likely to be alternative sites not to far away.
As already suggested sites can vary from free to 10+ euros per night and can provide nothing other than a parking space to full electric, water and waste facilities. Look through the forum for recommendations.
Do not assume that the free ones are the parking space only, far from it. Take Pomarez near Pau for instance, the first Aire we ever stayed at. This is a car park in the middle of the village surrounded by a small Sports Hall, Primary school, Bull ring and a few shops. Close by are a small Supermarket and Pharmacy. There is space for 12 MH’s with Electric for all, fresh water and waste disposal. Cost FREE. Avoid Mondays (they have the market where you would park) and Bull Fight days.
The best thing to do is decide the area you wish to cover, study the Aires book and select some possibilities and should you feel uncomfortable about staying at the Aire when you arrive move on to somewhere else.
I suggest that if you have a list of potential Aires you are thinking of visiting go onto Google Earth and see if you can see what they look like. Look at Pomarez for instance where you can see a couple of MH’s parked up as well as the magnificent Bull Ring.
Aires are often fairly central to the towns or villages. Take Locronan in France, the Aire is about 5Euros per night and is behind the coach station just west of the village centre and an easy walk to the middle of this beautiful little village. If this was in the UK the parking would be a lot more expensive and miles away. Again have a look on Google Earth. If Aires like these don’t tempt you nothing will.
Doug
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